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host: nancy pelosi will be holding a press conference coming up at 10:00 a.m. you can find more information on that on our web site at c- span.org. let us go to our next phone call, and joseph in pensacola, fla. on our line for democrats. good morning. caller: i would like to ask what happens to the social security when people die and they do not use it? guest: it doesn't get paid out any more obviously. anything is available goes into the general trust fund that goes back and benefits those individuals still that are receiving social security. i might add that it is retired people that get benefits from social security, but there are a great number of people with disabilities and with children. social security is more than just a retirement benefit. it is a very critical support in the, for many americans that are not able to take care of themselves for either physical, age or dependency issues. host: jean in california on our line for republicans. caller: hello. if we did raise the taxes on the top 2%, that this will affect all of our problems. obviously in o
host: nancy pelosi will be holding a press conference coming up at 10:00 a.m. you can find more information on that on our web site at c- span.org. let us go to our next phone call, and joseph in pensacola, fla. on our line for democrats. good morning. caller: i would like to ask what happens to the social security when people die and they do not use it? guest: it doesn't get paid out any more obviously. anything is available goes into the general trust fund that goes back and benefits those...
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if the president had a mandate, nancy pelosi would be the next speaker of the happen. that one not happen. >> what about your outlook? how confident are you right now as these negotiations began at the end of the day there will be a deal that you and your colleagues can support? >> very confident. there is an opportunity the president has to lead the country in a way that he wanted to in 2008. the president did not have that in 2009. move forward with the agenda entirely. now there is a restraining influence known as house republicans. i think there is an opportunity for both men, the president who i know in my days in the senate, the speaker of the house, and their dispositions to come up with a remedy to get them out of this. >> will it be better if it is the two of them in the room? >> i think they both have temperaments that can get 2 yes. that is a good thing. >> thank you for joining us here. one of the players and these negotiations. >> next, members of the house comment on the testimony about the benghazi attacks. and then congressional black caucus chair comme
if the president had a mandate, nancy pelosi would be the next speaker of the happen. that one not happen. >> what about your outlook? how confident are you right now as these negotiations began at the end of the day there will be a deal that you and your colleagues can support? >> very confident. there is an opportunity the president has to lead the country in a way that he wanted to in 2008. the president did not have that in 2009. move forward with the agenda entirely. now there...
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eastern on c- span2, house democratic leader nancy pelosi told a news conference to talk about her future role in the democratic party. and president obama is also having a news conference today. live coverage on c-span2 at 9:30 p.m. eastern -- 1:30 p.m. eastern. next on "washington journal" we will focus on the so-called fiscal cliff, the expiring tax breaks and automatic spending cuts which will go into effect unless congress asks. the best will include nanticoke from national journal, and also ways and means committee members -- republican kevin brady from texas, representative sander levin, and you can also call in with your questions for
eastern on c- span2, house democratic leader nancy pelosi told a news conference to talk about her future role in the democratic party. and president obama is also having a news conference today. live coverage on c-span2 at 9:30 p.m. eastern -- 1:30 p.m. eastern. next on "washington journal" we will focus on the so-called fiscal cliff, the expiring tax breaks and automatic spending cuts which will go into effect unless congress asks. the best will include nanticoke from national...
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signed sincereliers, nancy pelosi, house democratic leader. the speaker pro tempore: this election is now over, ladies and gentlemen. and we as house democrats, null elected democrats and those who are -- newly elected democrats and those who are returning are ready to govern and it is solving problems and standing up. and every one of our colleagues and nancy pelosi's colleagues are ready. thank you very much and i'll return it over to leader pelosi. [applause] >> we're so proud of steve. we did win 25 seats. we didn't net 25 seats. thank you, steve, for your leadership and for this invigoration. our founders envisioned that the congress, because it would be -- we have to be elected every two years, go to the voters every two years, and this year, 25% of our caucus is brand new. quite an invigoration. here they are, the fresh recruits, who among them will lead our nation. what our capacity as well as leaders in the house of representatives. we may not have the majority, we may not have the gavel, but we have unity, and with that unity consens
signed sincereliers, nancy pelosi, house democratic leader. the speaker pro tempore: this election is now over, ladies and gentlemen. and we as house democrats, null elected democrats and those who are -- newly elected democrats and those who are returning are ready to govern and it is solving problems and standing up. and every one of our colleagues and nancy pelosi's colleagues are ready. thank you very much and i'll return it over to leader pelosi. [applause] >> we're so proud of...
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he is. >> in the house, your leadership -- nancy pelosi stepping down? >> i do not know. >> you do not know? >> i do not want to speculate. my guess is we will find out fairly soon. i think she has done -- my view is she has done a good job. was very willing, as you probably read in books written about this, to support a budget agreement that must come out of the discussions between speaker boehner and the president. >> if she does step down, would you be interested in the job? >> i am not getting ahead in anything. if i was betting, i bet she is going to stay. >> you bet she would stay? >> this is all speculation. >> last question before i open it up -- a lot of people have comments or questions for you. we also have a couple people who will be at the white house tomorrow. a group of ceo's meeting with the president. what can this group do to be constructive, to help get this discussion where it needs to go? what should they do and what should they not do? >> is an important initiative -- i just heard the ad on my way over here. the message is beginning
he is. >> in the house, your leadership -- nancy pelosi stepping down? >> i do not know. >> you do not know? >> i do not want to speculate. my guess is we will find out fairly soon. i think she has done -- my view is she has done a good job. was very willing, as you probably read in books written about this, to support a budget agreement that must come out of the discussions between speaker boehner and the president. >> if she does step down, would you be...
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also this morning, "nancy pelosi considers leaving post as house democratic leader." "the decision could come as early as tomorrow, wednesday." washington journal will be live from capitol hill tomorrow with several lawmakers from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. to keep you updated on what is happening this week in washington. the looming fiscal cliff, that is what we are talking about with all of you today. how do we avoid it, should entitlement spending be part of the package? james, go head. caller: i had to retire because of back problems or whenever, but i do not get disability, i would not apply for it, it is an entitlement. it is ludicrous to ask people in my age bracket, people who pay for their medicare -- that is what people are not saying. we paid for it for a long time. many of us are sick, we are not asking for anyone to help us along. we are not asking for the government, we paid for this. what it really is is a pyramid scheme. you have to get people working in this country so that they can pay in. it is not the people cheating the system. years ago we used t
also this morning, "nancy pelosi considers leaving post as house democratic leader." "the decision could come as early as tomorrow, wednesday." washington journal will be live from capitol hill tomorrow with several lawmakers from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. to keep you updated on what is happening this week in washington. the looming fiscal cliff, that is what we are talking about with all of you today. how do we avoid it, should entitlement spending be part of the package?...
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i want to make a major share of debt for leader nancy pelosi and senators pat leahy. and norm coleman. all of whom not just great leadership, real personal commitment. we should not just think them. we should shout their names across the land. i cannot even consider the number of lives that had been transformed in say by these people. it must be millions. people are right because these people exist. these people are heroes. this is civic duty. with the global citizen and mind. george bush is here. i would get matt damon to kiss him on the lips. i would give him a more irish, macho handshake. it is incredible. president bush's name is in the history books. the greatest health crisis and 600 years. both sides working. i just want to thank bono here. i want to thank bono. [applause] i want to thank bono for stepping away from the microphone. i knew he could not rhyme. i am so glad he can fall back on adding and subtracting. it might be the one thing all of us can agree on. all of this happened without social media. can you imagine? can you imagine what you can accomplish
i want to make a major share of debt for leader nancy pelosi and senators pat leahy. and norm coleman. all of whom not just great leadership, real personal commitment. we should not just think them. we should shout their names across the land. i cannot even consider the number of lives that had been transformed in say by these people. it must be millions. people are right because these people exist. these people are heroes. this is civic duty. with the global citizen and mind. george bush is...
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host: one of the big stories yesterday is nancy pelosi, the top democrat in the house plans to stick around in her job as minority leader. how surprising was that news yesterday? caller: the sense upon reporters is that was what we expected. i think there was some questions both in 2010 when democrats lost control of the house. then again this year when democrats fell short of their initial goal of regaining control of the house whether leader nancy pelosi would stick around. i think she was signaling quietly by not letting people know she was staying. i think it was clear she wanted to first talk about and give the news to democrats behind closed doors. host: what does it indicate in terms of the direction of congressional democrats? what can we read from this move? caller: that the pelosi doctrine or the leadership she has had over 10 years, she was very instrumental in a lot of passing the legislation that the obama administration passed during its first term. health care, dodd-frank, a lot of these pieces of legislation. we are going to continue to see her in her role as minority
host: one of the big stories yesterday is nancy pelosi, the top democrat in the house plans to stick around in her job as minority leader. how surprising was that news yesterday? caller: the sense upon reporters is that was what we expected. i think there was some questions both in 2010 when democrats lost control of the house. then again this year when democrats fell short of their initial goal of regaining control of the house whether leader nancy pelosi would stick around. i think she was...
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yesterday includes nancy pelosi and homeland security chair. republican peter king as well as armed services committee chairman, karl eleven. hear fox news sunday. chris wallace sits down with the vice-chairman of the senate committee and senator joe lieberman of homeland security and republican government force bobby general dl. followed by candy controly and illinois candidate dick during ben and carlos gutierrez. dick dashen. shows are brought to you by the networks and c-span. re-airs begin at noon with meet the press, 1:00, abc's this week. fox news sunday. cnn state of the union at 3:00 and face the nation from cbs. listen to them all on c-span radio 91 fm. xm satellite channel 119. listen on your i-phone, blackberry or android. on c-span.org. truman had two big puzzles in his life. first was, this is a man that got in politics having failed in many businesses as a young man. and the only way to get in politics in missouri was to be part of a machine. there were two of them and he looked up with the pender gast machine arguably the most c
yesterday includes nancy pelosi and homeland security chair. republican peter king as well as armed services committee chairman, karl eleven. hear fox news sunday. chris wallace sits down with the vice-chairman of the senate committee and senator joe lieberman of homeland security and republican government force bobby general dl. followed by candy controly and illinois candidate dick during ben and carlos gutierrez. dick dashen. shows are brought to you by the networks and c-span. re-airs begin...
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>> if the president had a mandate, nancy pelosi would be the speaker of the house. >> the same question i put to gene sperling. how confident are you as these first face-to-face negotiations began, there will be a deal that you and your colleagues can support? >> very confident. there is an opportunity the president has to lead the country in a way that he wanted to back in 2008. there is a benefit to limited government. the president did not have it in 2009 when there was an expectation. listen, this move forward with the agenda. now, there is a restraining influence. i think there is an obscenity for both of these men, the state senate, their dispositions to come up with a remedy to get it done. >> would be better if it was just the two of them? >> are you stringing me out? >> well, they both have temperaments that can get to yes and that is a good thing in leaders. >> thank you for joining us. >> great, thank you. one of the players in these negotiations. thank you for that republican perspective. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national ca
>> if the president had a mandate, nancy pelosi would be the speaker of the house. >> the same question i put to gene sperling. how confident are you as these first face-to-face negotiations began, there will be a deal that you and your colleagues can support? >> very confident. there is an opportunity the president has to lead the country in a way that he wanted to back in 2008. there is a benefit to limited government. the president did not have it in 2009 when there was an...
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nancy pelosi says she wants to continue to lead a party in the house. all "washington journal tomorrow morning, ron paul. siebel take your questions about tomorrow's hearing -- he will take your questions about tomorrow's hearing. the kaiser family foundation. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 eastern. >> tremendous vice-president for 82 days. -- harry truman was vice president for 82 days. nowadays, the vice president does not bother with that. he was there every day presiding over the senate. it was a transition with a zero knowledge. that does not happen anymore. he got a phone call from the white house. he picked up the phone, at the other end, get to the white house as an issue can. he grabbed his hat. he had a car, of course. he went to the white house and was taken upstairs to the second floor. he upstairs to the second floor. he was met by eleanor roosevelt. she said, the president is dead. he was in total shock. can i do for you? she said, what can we do for you? >> aida donald looks at the life of harry truman. sunday ni
nancy pelosi says she wants to continue to lead a party in the house. all "washington journal tomorrow morning, ron paul. siebel take your questions about tomorrow's hearing -- he will take your questions about tomorrow's hearing. the kaiser family foundation. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 eastern. >> tremendous vice-president for 82 days. -- harry truman was vice president for 82 days. nowadays, the vice president does not bother with that. he...
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meant to pelosi. a lot of kudos to the president as well, but nancy pelosi played a major role. i could go on and on. that the policy is a prolific and is a wonderful leader. -- nancy pelosi is a prolific and wonderful leader. host: thank you so much for joining us today. that is our show for the "washington journal." we will take you now live to the house floor. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. eternal god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. we come to the end of a week during which some members of this people's house have come to complete their service in the congress and others have come to prepare for their opportunity to serve this great nation. it is a time of tremendous transition, a time thought with trendation and some uncertainty. send your spirit of peace and calm, let all might have confidence in your faithfulness to us and no matter what lies ahead, your grace is abundantly available. now we approach a week during which al
meant to pelosi. a lot of kudos to the president as well, but nancy pelosi played a major role. i could go on and on. that the policy is a prolific and is a wonderful leader. -- nancy pelosi is a prolific and wonderful leader. host: thank you so much for joining us today. that is our show for the "washington journal." we will take you now live to the house floor. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] chaplain,...
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host: i want to get you to comment on nancy pelosi proposed decision to remain in congress and remained in her leadership role. guest: i am an enormous fan of the policy. she is an historic leader because she is one of the most productive that this nation has ever seen them back into pelosi is a legislation passed bashing machine. barack obama is a great president and was indispensable in getting the health care bill through. their real hero of that was
host: i want to get you to comment on nancy pelosi proposed decision to remain in congress and remained in her leadership role. guest: i am an enormous fan of the policy. she is an historic leader because she is one of the most productive that this nation has ever seen them back into pelosi is a legislation passed bashing machine. barack obama is a great president and was indispensable in getting the health care bill through. their real hero of that was
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if the president had a mandate, nancy pelosi would be the next speaker of the happen. -- of the house. that will not happen. >> what about your outlook? how confident are you right now as these negotiations began at the end of the day there will be a deal that you and your colleagues can support? >> very confident. there is an opportunity the president has to lead the country in a way that he wanted to in 2008. there is a benefit to limited government. the president did not have it in two dozen 9. now they're in it -- in 2009. now there is a restraint influence, and there is an opportunity for both of these men, the president, who i knew from my days in the state senate, the speaker of the house, and their dispositions to come up with the remedy. >> would it be better if there were just a two of them? >> they have temperaments that can get to yes, and that is a good thing. >> thank you for joining us. one of the players in these negotiations. thank you for your time for the republican perspective. >> live coverage as ted koppel talks about live it network mays. at 8:00, the 30 years s
if the president had a mandate, nancy pelosi would be the next speaker of the happen. -- of the house. that will not happen. >> what about your outlook? how confident are you right now as these negotiations began at the end of the day there will be a deal that you and your colleagues can support? >> very confident. there is an opportunity the president has to lead the country in a way that he wanted to in 2008. there is a benefit to limited government. the president did not have it...
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in the meantime, nancy pelosi, who spoke to reporters today, about friday's white house meeting on schedule tax increases, such as the fiscal cliff. this is about 25 minutes. >>good afternoon. thank you for accommodating our schedule. we have growing concerns about the escalating violence in israel and in the gaza strip. the president has stated that he has spoken with prime minister netanyahu and it expressed what we all believe that israel has the right to defend itself as a nation. we are also concerned about any civilian deaths. be more of those that -- we mourn those that and we want hamas not to put people in harm's way so we can avoid the loss of civilian life. we will continue to monitor that situation. last week, we had an election. the american people spoke clearly and that is for us to reach an agreement to grow jobs, grow our economy, and reduce our deficit. now we have an opportunity. this is opportunity time for us and the american people to demonstrate to all americans that we are here to get the job done. that starts with the effort to ensure economic security for the middle
in the meantime, nancy pelosi, who spoke to reporters today, about friday's white house meeting on schedule tax increases, such as the fiscal cliff. this is about 25 minutes. >>good afternoon. thank you for accommodating our schedule. we have growing concerns about the escalating violence in israel and in the gaza strip. the president has stated that he has spoken with prime minister netanyahu and it expressed what we all believe that israel has the right to defend itself as a nation. we...
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pelosi for their support of this bill. i thank my colleagues, the gentlelady from guam, and also from the northern mariana islands, ms. bordallo, and mr. sablan, for their co-sponsorship of this bill. mr. speaker, today american samoa faces a serious problem of tobacco smuggling, as i'm sure it's the same with the other territories. according to a recent study two years ago, as many as five million, five million d 5,792,924 cigarettes were smuggled into the territory. the study found that tobacco smuggling resulted in the loss of about $724,,116 in revenues to the american samoa government. if continued undeterred, tobacco smuggling in the territories will include to heavier losses in local tax revenues, especially if cigarettes' excise tax rates were to be increased. mr. speaker, in this age of government fiscal responsibility, securing and sustaining stable resources of local revenue streaming is essential and must be encouraged for the territories. it was for this reason why i began to look into this important issue and
pelosi for their support of this bill. i thank my colleagues, the gentlelady from guam, and also from the northern mariana islands, ms. bordallo, and mr. sablan, for their co-sponsorship of this bill. mr. speaker, today american samoa faces a serious problem of tobacco smuggling, as i'm sure it's the same with the other territories. according to a recent study two years ago, as many as five million, five million d 5,792,924 cigarettes were smuggled into the territory. the study found that...